A consortium led by France-based Constructions Industrielles de La Mediterranee (CNIM) has been chosen to execute the Kabd Municipal Solid Waste Project, Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) has said.
The consortium will have a concession period of 25 years, in addition to 44 months for designing and construction, a Kuwait News Agency report said.
The CNIM consortium will include Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) and Al Mulla Group. Under the project, a solid waste treatment plant with a capacity of 3,275 tonnes per day will be constructed in the Kabd area, 35 km away from Kuwait City.
The project covers a total area of 500,000 sqm and will provide a number of services including treatment of waste using incinerators for generating electricity.